Menos el Oso

Band: Minus the Bear
Album: Menos el Oso
Genre: Indie
Out of 10: 9/10
Rating: SEC
Due to: Infrequent strong profanity



I'm a sucker for Independent music. A friend of mine had a brother who went on a boycott against mainstream music and as a result his brother and he started listening to more unconventional rough-sounding music. They showed me Arcade Fire's Neon Bible album and ever since that I was hooked. Minus the Bear's songs have blazing guitar riffs (even for a lighter alternative-sounding band), strange lyrics, and an unconventional use of time signatures. They're for the more adventurous listener. I, for one, love them very much.


Then we get to this part - the only problem I found on the disc was in "The Game Needed Me": "There's no mouth to trace its shape on you / but you seem to let it f--- you anyway." Yeah, probably best if you don't download that one.

Overall, though, the disc sounds great and lyrics are basically okay too . . . if you know which songs to choose from it.

Cuckoo! (single)

Band: Neon Horse

Song: "Cuckoo!"

Album: Neon Horse

Genre: Indie Rock

Rating: 8/10

I enjoyed the song "Cuckoo!" by Neon Horse. It has a very electronic, rough sound that is unique. The opening to "Cuckoo!" actually reminded me of the opening to the song "Black Mirror" by Arcade Fire. I also liked how the mood of the song changes from the introduction to the actual body of the song itself.

I recommend that you download "Cuckoo!" if you like music that takes a break from your average pop/punk or alt/rock song. I also reccommend "Cuckoo!" if you enjoy the music of Arcade Fire.